Instructions for the New Factor at Fort Wilkinson
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Instructions for the New Factor at Fort Wilkinson
Description
McHenry's instructions to Wright, the new factor of the Indian Trading House near Fort Wilkinson on the Oconee River. It includes matters such as setting prices and accepting credit.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
notable person/group
Edward Wright
James McHenry
President of the United States
Edward Price
factor
Lieutenant Colonel Gaither
magistrate
Indians
traders
John Harris
storekeeper
Department of War
commanding officer
guards
Creek Nation
Superintendent of Indian Affairs
surgeon
Price
notable location
War Department
Indian Store
Fort Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Savannah
frontiers
Georgia
notable item/thing
appointment
books
papers
goods
effects
property
factory
inventory
prices
public sale
money
peltry
returns
credit
supplies
Indian trade
hospital stores
returns
public stores
rum
forms
cattle
agriculture
grain
hoses
beef
trading house
Indian goods
oath
public expense
document number
1799032700255
page start
31
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (9 pages) | ZXU04 (42 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses from their Establishment), Nov 26, 1795-Feb 27, 1800. (RG75) | P: 31 |
| [view document] (9 pages) | ZXU22a (9 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses from their Establishment), Nov 26, 1795-Feb 27, 1800. (RG75) | P: 33 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Edward Wright | [unknown] | [n/a] |